By late 1942 during the World War II, the United States of America effectively countered German advantages in the Atlantic with subchasers.
A subchaser also known as a submarine chaser refers to a little but very fast naval vessel which was designed specifically for anti-submarine warfare during the World War I.
During the World War II by late 1942, the German submarines (U-boats) were destroyed by the U.S Navy subchasers in the Atlantic. The subchasers that was used by the U.S Navy were the SC-497 class and PC-461 class subchasers which had anti-aircraft guns and machine guns.
